Bag holder



J. L. BROWN BAG HOLDER Filed April 26 1924 Javvzwron:

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

JAMES LLOYD BROKEN, 013 NEW ISC(3 1311 .TN.

BAG.- HOLDEE.

Application filed April 26,

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that 1, James LLorzi i'aown, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Richmond, in the county of St. Groin and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to holders for bags and similar articles and particularly to a holder for grain sacks to hold the mouth of the sack open while it is being filled. The device is portable and adapted for holding any size sack.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top view of my device with the upper sack holding member omitted.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my device in operative position holding a grain sack, the latter being shown partly in section.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view of the upper sack holding member.

Fig. 4 is a modification of bracket 8 and band 12.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 5 designates a rectangular platform of suitable size and on said platform is rigidly mounted as in a pipe flange 6 a tubular post 7. On said post or column is mounted a vertically disposed bracket 8 having an upper horizontal arm 8 and a like lower arm 8 both of which arms are bored as at 9 to slidably engage the post. The bracket may be held at any desired elevation on the post by a thumb screw 10 threaded in the bracket and engaging the post (see Figs. 1 and 2).

The forward end of arm 8 has an in tegral downwardly projecting extension 8 forming an angular shoulder 11. The lower end of said extension 5 supports a horizontally arranged band iron 12 of an elongated elliptical form with an opening in front as 12 in Fig. 1. This band tapers downwardly from its upper edge. 13 is a similarly shaped band slightly smaller than band 12 and adapted to be raised above, or dropped down within the band 12 to about a common horizontal plane, for a purpose to be described.

Band 13 is made integral with or secured to the inner end of a bar 14 normally extending upwardly from the band a short distance and may be doubled, forwardly, upon itself to form a horizontally disposed handhold 14, thence rearwardly as la and bent as at 14 from which point the bar extends 1924. Serial No. 769,194.

downwardly through slots 15 and 16 in the arms 8 and 8, respectively, of the bracket 8.

The front edge of the depending bar 14- is provided with one or more notches form-- ing teeth 1'4, as in Fig. Thus the operator of the device will grasp the handheld 1 F and by lifting it raises band 13 away from band 12 until the tooth 1." is just above arm 8 and a slight forward movement and release of handle 1 1 will cause tooth 17 to engage shoulder 11 of the bracket 8 and hold the slide bar 1a and band member 13 in elevated position relative to location of the band member 12 (see dotted lines in Fig. 2).

In the operation of the device the operator first sets the bracket 8 at the desired height on post 7 and according to the length of grain sacks or bags to be filled. He then takes a sack 18 and spreads its open end to contact with the outer sides of band 13. If a sack is oversize the surplus material is allowed to bulge out as at 18 in Fig. 1, and hang down through the opening 12 Then the operator releases the upper band 13 from its elevated position and allows it and the sack to come down within ring 12, the adjacent tapering band faces wedging the sack firmly between them and holding the sack securely while it is being filled. The height 8 of bracket 8 above the platform is preferably such that sack 18 will rest on platform 5 while being filled, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 illustrates the bracket 8 and band 12 as cast or forged integral with the band on a level with the top of the bracket.

Some sacks are made with quite heavy seams on one side or on opposite sides but in order to not let this interfere with proper wedging of the sack between the bands 1 provide inwardly directed indentures 13 in band 13 at each of which points a seam may be placed in a non-obstructive position. Disengagement of a filled sack or bag is accomplished by simply raising the band 13 to its elevated position relative to band 12, after which the free upper end of the sack is gathered together under band 12' and pulled outwardly.

What I claim is:

1. A bag holder comprising a portable platform, a Vertical column mounted on said platform, a bracket slidable on said column and means for securing said bracket at various elevated positions on the column, an outer bag engaging member secured on said bracket forward of the column and above the platform, an inner bag engaging member arranged concentric with the first mentioned bag engaging member, and means for lowering the latter member within said first member to frictionally engage a bag between them, said outer bag engaging member comprising a looped band tapering downwardly and having an opening in its front side, said inner bag engaging member comprising also a downwardly tapering band, said means for lowering the inner band comprising a bar the forward: end of which is secured to the band and. extends upwardly therefrom, a handhold arranged on said bar adjacent the 15 band; said bar being extended: rearwardly from the handhold thence downwardly through vertically registering slots. in the vertically adjustable bracket, and said bar having notched portions adapted to engage the bracket to hold the bag engaging band in spaced relation to the outer band.

2. The structure specified in claim 1, in which said outer bag engaging member is made with an opening in its front side and said inner bag engaging member provided with a number or inwardly directed notches for receiving the seamed portion of. a sack.

In test1monywhereof I affix mysignature.

JAMES LLOYD BROWN. 

